The Division on Investment and Enterprise of UNCTAD is a global center of excellence, dealing with issues related to investment and enterprise development in the United Nations System. It builds on three and a half decades of experience and international expertise in research and policy analysis, intergovernmental consensus-building and technical assistance to developing countries.
Our mission: To enhance productive capacity and international competitiveness through investment and enterprise development.
Strategy
Facts and figures (2008) :
- Key products and services: World Investment Report, FDI-TNCs statistics, Investment Policy Reviews, International Investment Agreements, Investment Facilitation, Empretec (training of entrepreneurs), International Accounting and Reporting Standards, Intellectual Property and Development, Business facilitation (e.g., e-regulations, Insurance and E-tourism), etc.
- Intergovernmental organs: Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission, and its subsidiary bodies
- Publications and reports: over 80 per annum
- Training sessions and workshops: 52 per annum
- Beneficiaries of its technical assistance: 150 countries, including 50 Least developed countries
- Director: James X. Zhan
- Organnigramme: 3 branches and 9 sections
- Staff: close to 100
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